nila

Indonesian

/ni.la/

noun
Definitions
  • blue
  • a plant which produce blue colour,

Etymology

Inherited from Malay nila derived from Pali nīla (blue) derived from Sanskrit नील (blue, dark blue, indigo, dark, dark color).

Origin

Sanskrit

नील

Gloss

blue, dark blue, indigo, dark, dark color

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

紺

Emoji
👮 💙 📘 😰 🫐

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